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Storm Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 17, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 17, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 17, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired: Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 180008
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 992 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL MOVE TO 60N 179W FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WAKENING TO 997 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW
NEAR 50N 166W WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 980 MB LOW
NEAR 40N 179E WILL MOVE TO 48N 177W FRIDAY EVENING STRENGTHENING TO
953 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 56N 180 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO
957 MB.
$$

PKZ411-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-181500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 181235
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-190300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 995 MB LOW NEAR 55N 176E WILL DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY FRI. ON FRI
AFTERNOON A  960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 176W. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO
956 MB AND MOVE TO 57N 180 BY SAT AFTERNOON. BY SAT NIGHT IT WILL
WEAKEN TO 969 MB AND MOVE TO 61N 179W.

$$

PKZ411-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-190300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 190043
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-191500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 957 MB LOW NEAR 52N 177W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 180 SAT AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB NEAR 48N 172W MON
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-191500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 191240
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-200300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 960 MB LOW NEAR 57N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 63N 
178W BY SAT NIGHT. SUN AFTERNOON A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 46N
171W. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO 55N 165W BY SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-200300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 16, 3:42 PM AKST	Dense Fog Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Jan 16, 5:40 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 hr
Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Jan 16, 11:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Jan 17, 10:39 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	29 hr
Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Jan 17, 11:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Jan 17, 12:51 PM AKST	Snow Advisory	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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